Instruments of Torture: A History
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Book Overview
From the simple fist and the boot, to the thumbscrew, rack and hallucinogenic drugs, torture has been used throughout history to punish, intimidate or obtain a confession. Long associated with... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1585742473
ISBN13:9781585742479
Release Date:March 2001
Publisher:Lyons Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:1.18 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 7.4" x 9.4"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
NO PAIN NO GAIN
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
VERY COOL BOOK ON THE ART OF TORTURE, SADIST AND OTHER FOLKS INTERESTED IN THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY WILL FIND THIS BOOK INFORMATIVE
With a turn of the screw, this review is for you
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
With The Instruments of Torture, Mr.Kerrigan has written a superbly informative and gruesome journey into the hellish world of torture. He illustrates his book with nightmarish visions of a world gone mad! The author's text is both well researched and entertaining. This book ranks with Innes's History of Torture and Farrington's History of Punishment and Torture. Only John Swain's masterpiece The Pleasures of the Torture Chamber ranks higher!
A real page turner
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
An action-packed trip through the tools and devices that make torture memorable, without getting bogged down in the "moral" issues involved (with the exception of the socially manditory epilogue entitled "Torture Bad"). Exacting and well-illustrated examples of torture instruments and techniques grouped by type and design.Almost as great as Danniel P. Mannix's masterwork, A History of Torture. While this book is likely more factually accurate, the author (as with most authors) cannot live up to Mannix's fine verbal form. This, however, is still a keeper.
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